Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1887-05-13
w. p. WALTON
GEORGE O. BARNES
GOD Is LOVE AND NOTHING ELSE
PRAISE TIE LORD.
TUPELo, Miss. May 4, lss5

IAnNtlulth IGon Inv As7'N.
Tupelo stand. on historic ground. Three
hundred and 6ty year. ago De Soto win
tered within few miles Of this village and
hsd hi. army terribly crippled in bloody
conflict with the Chick .saw indiana, who
possessed this region Of country in ancient
dsys. The outlines Of his entreuched camp
are yet Visible, near PJniotoc, in the ad'
journing county, and inuumerable relics
have been eKhumtd from time to time to
enrich collect ons, public and private
Ia fact the plough s,ill turrs up every
.pripg these Indian relica. Olly yesterday
| saw lot, dug up this week, full OF anti
qusrian interest. 4 large silver medal, in
weight two dollars, with the tthgy OF Caro-
lus III. King Of Spain on one eide and the
words I'll mcTi'o' on the revere, surround
ed by a wreath, marked this and the other
relics AZ once belonging to 40 Indian chief
There we're bras. rings for neck and arms
about he thickness OF telegraph wire a
neat pipe Of "PowhstAn clay known 10
lovers Of "lhe weed; silver ornaments msde
to be suspended from the neck rims and
other articles Of curious construction, the
use Of watch wa' coujeclural
The Chickmsws, most intelligent and
thrifty Of all the tribes once inbsbiting ihi.
region, held this country from earliest
time. aud their selection OF it showed their
wisdom and foresight. South Of this eI
tends broad belt Of prairie country, fer
tile aud we'll watersd, which gave unlimit-
ed gr, .ng for their ponies. AZ well I" a
splendid range for game. Around this aud
TO the north grand oak forests aud undula.
ting ground gave them admirable site. for
village, where the coVer was good, and
means OF palisaie defense close at hand.
In their great battle with De Soto they
attAc ked hin IN nis entreachmsuts. oppo'
ing their naked bodie, and war clubs TO
veteran Jr,, clad in Armor, and u'ing
mu,kets: ami mailed h)rssmen, welding
dreadful lance. with q terrible skill. The
saVases only possessed the advantage OF
numbers. Tney we're tiaslly repul'et, but
De Soto los, 40 OF his brave men; so horses
and bic stores, burned in the houses prepar
e 1 for them an fred by the burning ar
rows that the Iuii,n, discharged into the
roof
Eighteen mile. from rupslo, Forest al
most annihilatei Stursi, in tue battle OF
Creek, in Confederate war dsy';
and two mile, away the battle OF Harris
burr was fought the tide OF war surging
through this viii tge, where some sharp
fighting occurred. oar host WAS in II.
Every body, nearly, in Mississippi is an old
Confederate soldier, whose age il enough to
put him above boyhood when the struggle
occurred.
The meeting is very promising First
We are in churcl. where even those woo
never 20 to church seem dlsposel to come
The pastor helps us all he can and attends
every service, listening patiently; somellme'
always patiently. God bless
him for this 40 rare spectacle among my
friends, the clsrSy. Second, the people
seem resolved to hear llr them'elves and
no, Judge from hearsiy. Another sdmira'
Bile feature, OF some rarity, in whole CEN
We have splendid congresa lions.
The village is pretty; pirIly biiIt on undu'
,ting grouad; plr.Iy on the hd, that
,,retches away u the 20 ltb.
1t isa woadrous place for srIe'i.n wells.
10 800 feet aniyou strike, apparently, ii
i uitabls supple, Of water. Two men can
bore an artesian ia a u 1nth. | never saw
,r heard the like | wish you could only
zee the auger they bore with. M horse, no
mule. The men just tramp round and turn
the aussr. No dropping or drilling, A
simple auser bore. Add two great strata
OF rotten limestone, one 20 feet thick, to 90
Two men do it all. Beat that il
you can. | recall still with some feeling
how paid 81 q foot for a drilling opera
tion at the Pink Cottage, when | was prac-
ticing Solomon on q very small scale; and
how kept two men and two horses nearly
the whole su "a uer, until my barn lott was
empty, my corn crib exhausted aud the
doleful thud OF the drill, as the old horse
walked around his appointed circle, used
TO say in its hollow, dolorous way, every
time it dropped, Two dollars foot, two
dollars q foot" till thought l should 20
mad. Il ended In three s0-teet holes; an
exhausted eIchequer; a satisfied contractor
and no water. "Vdnitas udnitaium," /
thought Of my Pink Cottage excavations as
| saw an srtssisn, bored by two m IN in less
than month, di,charging As gallons OF
pure, sweet water to the minute. Delicious
Tor drinking,